Daily Archives: December 1, 2017

Diseases and pests of perennial vegetables

Horseradish root rot occurs on heavy and little airy soils. Inside the roots, there are lots of brown tissues, usually forming a fairly regular ring. The cause of this disease is not …

Asparagus

Asparagus is one of the earliest field vegetables. The edible part is the shoots growing from the rhizomes (so-called carp), called projections. Usually bleached shoots are eaten (shoots covered with earth – White), but is increasingly being recommended …

Sorrel

Sorrel leaves contain a lot of vitamin C and A and iron. Due to the content of oxalates, it is not recommended for consumption in larger amounts. Sorrel emerges early in spring and can be rushed in the inspection …

Perennial vegetables belong to different botanical families, their edible parts and cultivation methods also differ. Their common feature is the durability of underground organs, which do not die after the end of vegetation, but from which new shoots above the ground will grow in the following year, blooming …

Diseases and pests of leaf vegetables

Lettuce mosaic, lettuce leaf kidney disease and mosaic, spinach yellow spot and jaundice are the most common viral diseases of leaf vegetables. These diseases mainly cause inhibition of plant growth, distortion and undesirable discoloration of the leaf plates, lowering into this …

Trętwian (New Zealand spinach)

It is a plant derived from a completely different botanical genus than spinach, but of similar nutritional importance, prepared and eaten in the same way. Trętwian does not respond to the length of the day, grows well at higher temperatures, therefore it can be cultivated …